Young Man with Progressive Decrease in Vision and Facial Paresthesias

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Identifier walsh_1998_s3_c6
Title Young Man with Progressive Decrease in Vision and Facial Paresthesias
Creator Charlotte R. Thompson, MD; Simmons Lessell, MD
Affiliation (CRT) Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA; (SL) Boston, MA
Subject Paresthesia; Chorioretinitis; Pupil Disorders; Meningioma; Histiocytosis, Sinus
History A 29-year old male a 2-1/2 month history of progressive decrease in vision OS associated with a 2-month history of left facial paresthesia. Ophthalmic history significant for chorioretinitis. A history of hepatitis, typhoid fever and herpes zoster also revealed.
Pathology Chronic inflammatory cells consisting of plasma cells, lymphocytes and histiocytes.
Disease/Diagnosis Compressive optic neuropathy secondary to Rosai-Dorman disease
Clinical VA: Best-corrected, 20/20 OD, 20/25 OS; Color plates: 8/8 OD, 5/8 OS; RAPD OS
Presenting Symptom Loss of vision OS; Left facial paresthesia
Neuroimaging MRI
Treatment Surgery
Date 1998
References Attached
Language eng
Format application/pdf
Type Text
Source 24th Annual North American Neuro-Ophthalmology Society Meeting, Frank B. Walsh Session CD-ROM
Relation is Part of Case presented at the NANOS 1998 Walsh Session, March 22-23.
Collection Neuro-Ophthalmology Virtual Education Library - Walsh Session Annual Meeting Archives https://novel.utah.edu/Walsh/index3.html
Publisher Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah, 10 N 1900 E SLC, UT 84112-6919
Rights Management Copyright 2008. For further information regarding the rights to this collection, please visit: https://NOVEL.utah.edu/about/copyright
ARK ark:/87278/s61c20mf
Setname ehsl_novel_fbw
ID 178043
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s61c20mf
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